[Remote] Technical Lead (Cloud Application Architect)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. They are seeking a Technical Lead (Cloud Application Architect) to provide technical direction and engineering support for projects and infrastructure, focusing on cloud application standards and ensuring compliance with security requirements. Responsibilities • Providing technical leadership in identifying, designing, and implementing web and mobile application standards as well as investigation of technical alternatives • Design, maintain and implement Azure resources, including virtual networks, storage solutions, compute instances, databases, and application services • Assist business domain stakeholders with migration "lift and shift" cost-benefit analyses of on-premises vs. cloud-based solutions • Create a secure and scalable mobile system architecture that integrates with existing systems and designated partner applications • Ensure applications are FISMA compliant. Recommend and implement security features as necessary, to adhere to Federal, HHS, NIH, and NIAID security requirements • Evaluate and employ software tools that will allow the development and deployment of mobile software using a ‘write-once, run-anywhere' model • Provide advisory and technical support for cloud-related application and infrastructure modernization efforts • Architect and troubleshoot high availability and resilient solutions using methods, including clustering and failover • Collaborate with business stakeholders and development teams to create solutions to take advantage of cloud services and capabilities. (e.g. auto-scaling, serverless architectures, micro-services, containerization, etc.) • Conducting proof-of-concept and pilot projects to evaluate cloud migration and modernization approaches • Assisting SEB in conducting market research on cloud platforms and tools • Collaborate with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to ensure project alignment with business objectives • Prepare and present HHS Enterprise Performance Life Cycle (EPLC) stage gate deliverables and presentations to review boards • Conduct and/or participate in formal and informal reviews throughout the EPLC life cycle • Enable Continuous Integration/ Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for web and mobile applications • Ensure compliance with quality assurance standards, guidelines, and procedures Skills • Minimum 10 + years of hands-on software development experience designing and developing enterprise applications using Microsoft Tech Stack • 5+ Years of experience leading technical teams in Agile environments • 3+ years of hands-on experience building large scalable web and mobile based applications using React • Experience with utilizing NET Platform (.NET 8) with JavaScript, React and Vue for the front end and Microsoft SQL Server databases for data storage • Experience installing, configuring, and integrating custom solutions, COTS, GOTS, and FOSS into a larger collection of services and systems • PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification • Travel within the Washington DC Metro Area, and CONUS as needed • Experience working with microservices and containerization, including orchestration, cluster management, and container storage, including Docker, Kubernetes, or Rancher • Ability to lead, mentor, and guide engineering teams to ensure adherence to best practices • Relevant Certifications (e.g. AWS, Azure, Agile SAFe, DevOps, DevSecOps, CI/CD, CMMI, etc.) • Experience with development automation, including GitOps, GitLab, or GitHub • Familiar with HHS Enterprise Life Cycle (ELPC) methodology Company Overview • ECS is a fast-growing 4,000-person, $1.2B provider of advanced technology solutions for federal civilian, defense, intelligence, and commercial customers. It was founded in 2001, and is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is Apply tot his job